| Year: | 1997 |
|---|---|
| General election: | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency: | Reading West |
| Turnout: | 70.1% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Salter, Martin | Labour | 21841 |
| Bennett, Nicholas | Conservative | 18844 |
| Tomlin, Dee | Liberal Democrats | 6153 |
| Brown, Steven | Referendum | 976 |
| Dell, Ian | BNP | 320 |
| Black, David | UKIP | 255 |